A person is in a retail store. They are wearing a Bluetooth cell phone headset. Aside from the fact that they look slightly like Uhuru from Star Trek (or Chekov, as the case may be), am I supposed to:
A. Carry on a normal conversation with them as though they were not on the phone.
B. Ask them politely if they are speaking on the phone, then ask if they need any assistance or have a question.
C. Sort of hover around for a moment until I deduce that they are not on the phone.
D. Set my phaser to "stun".
And, what does it mean when their head is flashing? That little blue light on the side of their head- I mean, does that mean their boss is downloading a message to their brain from the mother ship?
Blue tooth users- any thoughts on what the acceptable and courteous protocol for me to interact with customers is when they are wearing this? I am old, my mother taught me not to interupt a person who is on the phone. Trouble is, now everybody is on the phone all the time....
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
A. Carry on a normal conversation with them as though they were not on the phone.
B. Ask them politely if they are speaking on the phone, then ask if they need any assistance or have a question.
C. Sort of hover around for a moment until I deduce that they are not on the phone.
D. Set my phaser to "stun".
And, what does it mean when their head is flashing? That little blue light on the side of their head- I mean, does that mean their boss is downloading a message to their brain from the mother ship?
Blue tooth users- any thoughts on what the acceptable and courteous protocol for me to interact with customers is when they are wearing this? I am old, my mother taught me not to interupt a person who is on the phone. Trouble is, now everybody is on the phone all the time....
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com